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Pro 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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froward   Pro 6:14,19; Pro 15:18; Pro 18:8; Pro 26:20-22; Pro 29:22; Pro 30:33; 1Ti 6:3-5; Jam 3:14-16
soweth   Heb. sendeth forth
a whisperer   Pro 17:9; Gen 3:1-13; 1Sa 24:9; Rom 1:29; 2Cr 12:20
Correlating Passages
froward
Pro 6:14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Pro 6:19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Pro 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Pro 18:8 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Pro 26:20 Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Pro 26:21 [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
Pro 26:22 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Pro 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Pro 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
1Ti 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
1Ti 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
1Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Jam 3:14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Jam 3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.
Jam 3:16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.
a whisperer
Pro 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
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1Sa 24:9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
2Cr 12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 16:28," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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